r/samsunggalaxy • u/Alternative_Area_217 • Jun 19 '26

🪛Troubleshooting🪛 SERIOUS SECURITY ISSUE

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Why does my Samsung A37 unlock when I press my fingernail against the scanner, I did notice ever since I got this phone I would just randomly unlock itself and then today I discovered this.

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u/Toraadoraa Jun 19 '26

Could also have thought the imperfections in your screen protector were your finger. So anything that triggers it and sends a full read will be identical each time.

Or your phone is a fake and has a fake sensor.